In 1852, Matthew Perry left Norfolk, Virginia for Japan to pursue a Japanese trade treaty. He arrived at Uraga Harbor near Edo (early Tokyo) on July 8, 1853. Perry was told by representatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate to go to Nagasaki instead, which was the only Japanese port open to foreigners at the time.
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He sail to Japan because the president of the U.S send him to present a letter to the shogun. The letter invited Japan to have trade and diplomatic relations with the United States. By six moths, Perry returned to Japan to the President´s letter.
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Japan was exposed to ideas that revolutionized its society
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Matthew Perry Opened Trade With them is 1853.
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Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy
Commodore Matthew Perry came to Japan to impress them with gifts in 1853. Commodore Matthew Perry was from the U.S.A
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The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry (American) in 1853.
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Commodore Matthew C. Perry
Commodore Matthew C. Perry